Sunday Morning Coming Down: October 21-22, 2000

Sunday Morning Coming Down: October 18-19, 1986

Tanya Tucker returned to No. 1 after ten years away. Beneath her, the next ten chart-toppers were already lined up in order. For one weekend, Bob Kingsley wasn't only counting down the week. He was reading the rest of the year.

By Generation Country · Oct 18, 2026

Behind the Song

How Bull*hit Hour Became Patty Loveless’ “Jealous Bone”

Every Wednesday morning, Steve Bogard and Rick Giles gave themselves an hour to talk before they tried to write. One innocent story, one perfectly country phrase and one guitar lick later, they had a song Patty Loveless made sound dangerous.

By Jared Ingersol · Oct 13, 2026

Songwriter Spotlight

The Only Guy Without Boots: Steve Bogard

He wrote "Carrying Your Love with Me," and "Every Mile a Memory," and put songs at No. 1 in four straight decades. Then he carried a small Martin into a federal hearing room and helped change what streaming services pay the people who write the songs. Steve Bogard tells it in his own words.

By Jared Ingersol · Oct 13, 2026

Deana Carter

30 Years of "Strawberry Wine": The Five-Minute Waltz That Started Deana Carter's Career

Nearly five minutes long, in waltz time, about a teenage girl's desire — everything country radio said no to in 1996. Thirty years ago, Capitol led with it anyway, and Deana Carter, Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison turned the song nobody wanted into the introduction that never stopped working.

By Generation Country, Jared Ingersol · Jul 26, 2026

Artist Spotlight

Don't Tell Me What To Do: A Celebration of Pam Tillis (born July 24, 1957)

She was born into the family business and spent the first half of her life making sure she would never be hired on the strength of the name. When she finally turned toward country music, she arrived as one of the most distinctive and versatile voices the format produced in the 1990s.

By Generation Country · Jul 24, 2026

Cued Up

CUED UP: Single Reviews - Mae Estes, Randy Travis, Shania, Wynonna & More (July 2026)

Cued Up is Generation Country’s recurring roundup of new country singles, from major-label releases and returning legends to independent artists making their first real noise.

By Generation Country, Jared Ingersol · Jul 22, 2026

Songwriter Spotlight

A Demo for Kim: A Celebration of Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945)

She sang the biggest single of 1981 and didn't write a word of it. Nearly everything she did write left in bigger names' voices — Streisand, Sinatra, Kenny Rogers, Reba. This is the story of the catalog behind the voice.

By Jared Ingersol, Generation Country · Jul 20, 2026

Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Kim Carnes - Chasin' Wild Trains

After thirteen quiet years, Kim Carnes made a record with nobody left to tell her no — twelve songs of her own, cut with the friends who helped write them, on a label named for the family dog. The little girl on the cover never doubted it would sound like this.

By Jared Ingersol, Generation Country · Jul 20, 2026